Aryna Sabalenka certified her access to the round of 16 at the WTA 1000 in Beijing by defeating Katie Boulter after two and a half hours with a 7-5, 7-6(2).
The number one in the world Aryna Sabalenka She was facing her second official episode finding herself in this position of the WTA ranking. On the other side of the track I had a Katie Boulter which he faced for the third time. The previous matches had been Grand Slam matches at both Roland Garros and Wimbledon and the victory went to the Belarusian player.
Sabalenka faces a very tough opponent
Sabalenka seemed to have started with that idea that she wanted to make the differences sharp. Break balls came in Katie’s different games but also due to the British’s merit at some point, those favorable opportunities for Aryna dissipated. In total there were eight. In that 3-3, with the Belarusian being able to somewhat exhaust her patience, she lowered her performance with her serve and Katie would take advantage of it to be the first to enjoy a break in the episode. She came to the point of having to serve for the set at 5-4. A very important 30-30 that would be for Aryna and then la break ball that he was finally able to sign.
After match time and with nothing to resolve, that 5-5 would be another very long game in which the world number one experienced a 0-40. The assault was complicated for her again, but with both of them seeking to ensure that her interests were favorable, there were eight balls that she had to save in a game that was capital. Next, without having the best feelings and confidence, she was able to solve a partial in which many things were experienced and that would be a fundamental step to get a pass to the next round.
Boulter was not going to give up. She had come to the center court of the venue to fight and that is what she was demonstrating. Aryna, she was not able to establish that march and found herself in discomfort. She also came from insecurity with the serve in some games that were competitive. There were above all two turns at serve in which the British lurked with immense danger. However, she managed to pull it off.
Minutes later, the British woman who gave her the serve would finally break in order to take the set. However, the world number one did not want this situation to drag on. In a duel in which she had to be putting in a lot of effort, they reached the tie-break. After the first points continued to provide balance, two consecutive mini breaks from the Belarusian gave her the option to close. On the first ball of the match Sabalenka eliminated Boulter at the WTA 1000 in Beijing.
2023-10-03 10:47:41
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